Attaching machine



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.H lTTORY 29 aanleren-@machina Patented July l21', y1931'Y i Tf. Mooringor Y:r')1rLRoI'r,-'Mr(irritanti.fissrsNoR r'ro `UNIVERSAL BUTTON .Fas- V.

! ATTACHING kMACHINE.

Applicationfiea March 1e, isasf serial No. A.ee-zeer. Q

lT'hisinventionjgrelatesto machines forat-y tacliijng snap fasteners 'andthe likeand aims to provide a" reliable,'high capacity machine which will firmly attach snap fastener 'parts 95' withouedstorung them andfmPafngthG-f eiiiciencv. a

i Thenuaturelof theji'iiventionfmay be readily understood by .reference to one illustrative machine 'yernbodyingk'the.invention'andshownl '1-'5 f Fig-f2 isa-sneeuwman (paruyinseeuoa) of :the opposite. sideofthe machine (the 'front ofthe machinesin this figure being at the 1eft). "f ,Y f

1 Fig;A Bis" afrontejlevation l(partlyl in sec'- Eig; 4 is .a "longitudinal section ofthe upperdienrember: yfFig. is a`- sectionfof the lower endof the Q upper: 4die.member showingthelplacingfde# if vice in the .actfof' positioning one ofthe fastenerelementsY in; the die'.

Y FiggG'g is a viewsani'larrtov Figshowing.

Vthe;placing device wfthdra'wn from thjedie.v

Fig; 7 isa sectional elevation 'of 'theupperV "9 and lovver dies' in the actofunitingfthe two Y fastener elements tof an interposed piece of fabric-,or the like@k u .y

Fig; 8` is .a 'transverse section adjacent the L Jlower end'of ak fastenerf racewaytaken ap '"3 lprorzimately'on lineSQ-SofFi'glS.'

' Fig; 9 is anenlarged' perspective" 'of they lowen end of the 'fupper die (inverted to n f simplify illustratior)` andjthefspring.holder posit-ian (see rigs... 5- and 6)` lies in the recess atthe end of the die. yliglO is a 'vertical central." section taken".

which in assemble v lonthe line 1'0-1'O'of1Fig3 '3 showing the lower die,.the placer slide ,associatedther'ewith and from' one of thev racevvays. Thefupper die r,niechanis'rn' .has been omitted, inf this section yto simplifyjillustration.y f

Fig.' Il 's a perspect've'viewofthe guide-y way through i which zthe elements areffed'to the lower die'. s f

the mechanism forreleasing single elementsl n Fig'. V12 is a perspective view of a sleeve. which surrounds the lower die.

. Figs. `13 rand 14 show respectively'the ,ele-y Vinsults of the illustrative fastener part.

,Figg'l is a perspective view kofthe -stud r placing mechanism.

y Fig. 16 isa yperspective viewfpartly Vin section of asupply hopper and its operat-4 ing mechanism which supplies studs to the studk receiver.

The illustrative mechanism has been jde` signed in this'instance to attach the' studor ballfpart ylO`(l1`ig. 1?) vof a snap fastener,

The attaching means 1s here shownA as a rivet The stud part'comprisesabase' having a projectingfstud, in this case in the forni of a'hollow ball integral with thek base. The stud'is usually made from sheet metal'a'ccord ing to wellknown practices; and it is of well Y known construction. yFurther l description thereof is unnecessary in this connection.

The attachingrivet 11in this instance, has

' aihollowstem Ll2' (-whoseheight suinciently exceeds that necessary to pass'through the 1'? fabric to allow a margin for upsetting with-f in thehollow stud of the fastener) designed top'afss throughgtlie fabric to which :they fastener is `attached and to enter the in-V yterioi lof 'the stud andto be upset therein.

Since .the opening intorthe'interior ofthe ballgissomewhat restricted as `compared with rvthe internal diameter thereof, the enlarged fh'eadforme'd inside Vthe ball by upsetting the t rivet vsecurely holds the elements' of the fastener clamped to the interposed fabric'. yThe elements of the fastener part above referred to are attached to yan interposed webk y of fabricorthelike by vcooperating.dies y'1 3 yandlwhich las they. arehroughty together 'i ony opposite fsidesl of the web of fabric cause the rive/tmtopenetrate the fabric, enterjthe n fastener inemberfand tobe upset therein (Fig.` 7), f The ltop of the rivet is indented. y .'(andin thiszcase also perforated) av'sfindi-v cated 'at llligl'lli). thereby leaving a relai y' y vtively squarefor sharp edge tothe rivet 4so, that it serves in cooperation with thestlld n member to punch or [pierce the fabric'.

The upper die mechanism comprises'in ad# VLai dition tothe elongated plunger 16Vo'f theV die 13, a surroundingY reciproeable sleeve 17 which is slidably mounted inthe stationary housing18. of the machine. While the die Vplunger 16 is constructed and arranged to slide within the sleeve 17, it is momentarilyl h-eld immovable A"therein by compression spring 19, of suflicient stiffness to permit the die to yield relative to tlie'sleeve'1.7 only when the elements of thefastener have been ysuflicientlytightlycompressed together on oppothe length of the plug 22 the initial compres sion'of the spring7 19 maybe varied soas to supply the proper compressiverforce to the fabric and the 'fastenerelements The .end vof the Vsnap fastener engaging die is shaped to conform to that portion of the surface of the fastener part (in this .case the ball or stud portion) which operatively engages the mating part yof the snap fastener (inthis case thesocket part). For this purpose the lower end of die 13 is provided with a recess 211 which conforms to and surrounds theprojecting stud sufliciently snugly to preventany distortion thereof during the assembly operation and the upse'l ting of the-rivet inside the stud. In this way the fastener stud suflers'no change in size inthe attaching operation such as Vwould destroy itsproper cooperating lity with the socket part ofv the fastener. llVhe'n fastener studs iofdierent sizes or contours are attached acorrespondingly different die 13 maybe employed.- Adjacent the end of the die 13 is a stud holder in the form of a loop spring 25 wliich holds the studV inv place at the end of the die (by engagement with the neck or baseof the stud) prior to the assembly operation. In the present` case Y the spring is seated infa recess v26 atl the end ofthe die in which recess it vislield by a kretaining sleeve 27 having Va flange 28 atV thej lower end` which extends `at least partly over the recess 26 to holdthe spring in place. The sleeve may be secured to the diein any yap-V propriate manner as by a screw 29.` Y Individual fastener studs areplacedin operative relation to the die by placing mechanism in the form of an oscillating and rer. Mciprocatmgarin 30 which. oscillates to carry.

a stud into alineinent with'the die and recip-V rocates to move the stud Yvertically into engagement with the spring holder 25. The

arm 3 0 is'providedwith a head 31fwhich entersthe interior-ofthe stud to locate it properly onthe arm lfor placing purposes. The

stud Aparts are supplied in :this instance to thenplacing mechanismbya stud raceway 32 ses whose cross section is such as to maintain the studs in a single column of uniformly arranged studs.V The lower .end of the raceway is controlled yin the present case by a 'spring' device 33 having a pair of spaced spring 34 separatedaJ distanceslightly 'less than the diameter of the base of the stud,

thus preventing the escape of studs from the raceway. The spring legs 34 are designed so as to separate topermit the passage of'a fastener when the latter is-positivelyinoved by a force somewhat greater than the `pressure of the column [of studs against the spring device. ln thisinstance, the release Vof a single fastener in the manner above described is effected by theplacer arm whose head 31 enters the lower studxand in moving forward causes the stud'to'sprcad the spring legs 34. i f

` The studs are supplied properlyyarranged tothe raceway l32 bya hopper 35 within which rotates a disc 36having passages 3.74 adjacent its periphery which permit the escape of Astuds from the hopper into the raceway 32 when they are located in proper position,'i. e., with the stud portions facing one way.v The disc 36 is rotated by a sproclzet38 driven by a sprocket39 on thev shaft which drives pulley40.`

The placer operating mechanism comprises in 7hisV instance an oscillating bell crank 41 mounted vona vertically reciprocating pivot rod 42. l The placer 30 isadjustablymounted at o-iieend of the bell crank arm (Fie. 15') by ymeans of a clamp screwl3 andan adjusting screw t.,` This construction permits the placer to bey adjusted Yrelative to the endof the die so that it willV accurately aline a tener vstud therewith.Y The other .end of the bell cranlrA arm isV .connected witha link Vby means cf'which it isoscillatedabout the axis of shaft s2, thereby giving theV placer device an oscillating movement between a point in alinement with thedie 13 and a point in alinenient with the lowest fastener clement in theV raceway 32. rllhe linlr L15 is connected with a reciprocating slide l'slidably mounted on the machine by screws 47 vwhich pass through slots `therein. AThe slide is pro vided with a cam rollflQ whicliis actuated by the .maincam 50 mounted on vmain cani shaft 51. A spring 52 connected with the slide bymcans of a pin 53 serves to hold the cam roll 49 iii operativeengagemeiit with the cam V50.]y c p Y Pivot 'shaft 4f? is reciprecated vertically to give the placer mechanism the necessary verticalftravehby lever pivoted vat 55 to the machine and'engaging the rod with its outer end 53.1 y The inner end 57 Yof tl er lever is provided with a cam roll which engages a cani surface 58 provided by thepe'ripheral Ycoiitourr'ofmaincain 50. The cam roll is held in engagement withvrtlie cam by means of a spring 59Yaially ali'ned withthe rodgl2,

strasse i Aconnected at its upperzend atnG'O so as to surface 1583's soQdesigned as p to give the head.

31`'7on the:y placer 30 fan upwardr movement when it' is in alinemeiit with l die'.L 13y toy place v 1' aifastenerpartjwvithln.thegrasp ofthe holderv 25;; and then a downward=-movenient until the pheafdl clears tliexpositioned fastener paru Thereupon theiplacer is movedv later# 'allyfintoalinement Withthe gfastener Y' part atqthe kend ofthefracewayliSfZn vAt'the properltiine the head y31israised to enterthe fastener-'part preparatory to forcing the lat# f ter; bet-Ween' the spring legst. 'llheo'pera-y j tion ofl main, cani 501011 cam. roll/ 49 is of course; coordinatedr With they vertical move'- ments of the placer mechanism.Y i f 1 f l Rivets, 1:1" are in,` this instance placed in operative vrelation to ythe jdie l/fby-.means 'of ,srmipmmingfsnee e1 (Fig. 10.) kwhich mfov'es'fasingle yrivet' for-Wardl and places kit upondie 14. The :die is advantageously s providedfwith acentral projection v62 which lenters the hollow rivet steinvso as towcenter* and hold it'on they die. jA guardslceve is advantageously`r provided' to surround Ythe rivet to prevent its displacement; by vtherfabric which .is positioned ytoreceive the fastener;

sleeve @Sis slidable relative to die 14 and 1 is: pressedy upWardly -byf a spring 64; located f between the lowerendv` of the sleeve and thc die housing.' A transverse Vpin `H66 Whose ends ,operate` Withinigslots ,67 kin thcasleeve serves to `linnt the reciprocative movement.

r The ,portionof?y the fsleevei facing the "rivet 'slidelfl is provided withl asortof 'T shaped f slotfto permit the entry' ofthefrivetgand its A ildeoljgs connectedwt e l operated iheflever, 7() pivoted lat: itsupper slide y,Within@the sleeve.L 1-'1- j faifcrosshead en d 271 to ythe machine andl provided atl-72 v vvithaprojection or lcanil roll which: is operatedbysa cani groove on th'efcaln 50 by means offtvhich the lever is oscillatedf. f y A link' `73 :connects the lower end-of thefflevervvithrfthe cross-heady 69.V y n lThe rivet guideWayT l1 ifsicovered adjacent 'Y its outer'end by aVV shield'pivoted at 7 6 to y'prevent the catching 'of'y the fabric between n therrivet and thelovverf die structure (Fig.

10) which would not only interfere With op- Veratiombut vvould'finj'u-relthe fabric. The shield-inay raise slightlyl as the;rivet 7 is ad- 'vanced to attaching positionl and maybe fully,"raisedy to l'perriiitthe yremoval of La j-anilned'rivet. v s Y ff A .f The .rivets arel supplied-Ato the guideway 74 y byfavyracewa'y 77 Whosefcrossf'section is vsuch as yto hold a' colunin of uniformly arranged riv- 4 ets; f .Thelowerlendfof theracevvayl` is in-k cli'nedto causearivettoslide intofthe 'leguide'-v yvvayWf with' its stemiup. vThe-rivets'are i released lone byy one fromtheraceway by. a

l ycontrolldevice in: the forni 4of ani'foscillating d disc having al notchp79lthereinivvhich passes yitfrom the colunin-kofrivets andreleas'es'iit; The' control' device is` provided with an'I arm. 80 (Figs 3 and 10) which Vis oscillatediby a `slideif81havinganinclined cam facef82en-r loopspring 83... The camslide 81`isrecipro'- cated from slide 61 by a projectinginger 84.('connectedv with slide 61) which engages by the cam groove 90 in main cam 50 intov s Which projects a cani roll 91 atthe end of lever88. Theoppositeend92 of lever 88 is v kWith a stripper in the form 'of a sleeve 99 surroundingfthe lower end' of thedie' and slid'able thereon.v The sleeve is pressed VdoWn-v f Ward'tov'project beyondfthe lower end 'of the v over thesteinof thelovest rivet an'dseparatcs gaging the lower side,l ofthe arm `80V, the latter being *heldv in :engagement therewith fby a apins85 on slide 81. A spring 86 li'oldsithe pin 851infengagement with thelingerSLlf.y j w Rivets1 are supplied to racewayk 7 7 from a hopper 87' of known construction placedgop y p'osite'hopperlv and operated by sprocket 38@ lAfter a fastener part and its' rivet khave beenllocat-ed iny operativeV position relative-tol the dies, the latter are brought together,4 in

thisiinstance by lovvering the upperdiel The upperdie is in this instance operatedbylever 88 pivoted to the machine at 89Aand1 actuated4 rounded and enters recess 93 in the upperdie sleeve 17 by means of which the die :is con'- nected with its reciprocating mechanismsy The 'operation of the dies and accessory mechanism isV controlled in the" present instance byfoot lever 94 connected with a bell crank' arm 95, the end 96 of which engages a clutch 97 operatively lconnected with the'main shaftl.' A depressionof foot pedal 94k Withdraws the arm V96 fromengagenient Withthe clutch 97 vand permitsthe niachinefto operate until-the pedal is released. As will'appear fromthe foregoing description, ya 'single' vro-l "tationof main cam 50 `effects al completecycle of operationsfof the machine.- "lhe'clutcli-- is designedtofengage the arm96 atfa pointvvhen the dies are separated so as 13o-permit re'-y y nioval'r or shifting of the fabric; l When it isfdesred to attach a fastener .part yto fabric',-the latter is properly locatedy be-A tween the dies and the pedal'94 is momen# e y tarily depressed. The'lower die structure is provided with guardplates 98 onopposite sidesof the guard sleeve and terminating approximately level with the upper edge'of the y sleeve'.` Til'iis'provides' a relatively fiat. area' for support'ofrthe cloth and prevents the s clothtfroin catching yagainst vor interfering"` -f f Withlthe operation of theiguard'sleeve. ,y Tlievupperdie is advantageouslyprovided die by aspring 100. V.The pin 101 Whose ends proj ect into 'slots 102 in' the stripper sleeve limits the downward movement of the sleeve;

Theslots 10,52l larelong' enough to permitthe sleeve Vto be moved'upfso that itsy lower'end e. is at least flush Withftheflovver endofithe die y j structure. Upon sep'arationof thefdiesfgl e and 14, the downward pressure of the; strippersleeve `99 strips the fastener 'part from its'.

holderl and from the die, thereby complete:l ly releasing thefa'stenerpart'and the cloth to whichy it vhas beenattached from the die.'y By means `of this arrangementthev cloth is vautomatically released as soon as there is any opportunity toniove it upon separation of the'dies; l 1 yObviously the invention is notlimited to.

details of theY machine herein disclosed since .these may be variously modified; fMoreover,

it is not indispensable that all features of the invention be used. conjointlysince various featuresmay be advantageously employed `in different combinations and'subfcombinations.

Having described one embodiment of myy invention, Ifclaim: v

l. 'A machine rfor attaching snap fasteners comprising in combination a die for engaging a fastener part,;means for placing a fastener part in .operative relation to Vsaid die, and

means'associated with said die for holding va fastener part'in position against said die,

said means including a member cooperating with one lend of said die to form a recess and a spring mounted in saidrecess.V

l 2. .A machine for attaching snap fasteners comprising in combination attachingfmechanism including a die having a recess to receive a fastener part, an oscillating placing device for carrying a fastener part into alinement with said die, and means for moving said placing device intoV alinement with said v- Y die to placerthe fastener part in the recess l `in the die', said means including ay bell crank lever and means for moving saidbell crank lever in 'two directions.V

' 3'. Amachine for attaching fasteners comprising in combination attachingmechae nism including a-die'having a'recess 'to re-v ceive a fastener part, a placingdevice having a lateral oscillationfor carrying aV fastener part intol alinement with'said die, and'means for reciprocating said placing device to carry the alined fas-tener part into .the recess of the die and thereafter to withdraw the placing device." i i 4. A snap fastener attaching ma'chine'comfV l prising incombination attaching mechanism including a die havingla recess for receiving a fastener part, supply mechanism forfsupplying individual fastener parts, a placing device having a headconstructed and arranged to enter the interior of a fastener. part,

' mechanismlforoscillating said placing device from a position in alinement with said sup-1 ply mechanism to rafposition invvalinement with said die and viceversa, and meansfor reciprocating said placing device to raise 'said head into a fastener part and to raise thefastener part thereon into theErecess in said die;-

y5. A machine for attaching'stud parts of snap 'fasteners comprisingm combination a diehaving a recess VVtherein conformingto the shape of thestud portion of the fastener part, and a spring member carried bythe die and 1 having a portion substantially conforming. in

shape to and adapted to grip a portion of the fastener part to hold the latter in said recess.

6. A fastener;v attaching machine of the character described Vcomprising in combination aipair of cooperating attaching dies constructed andY arranged to attach a fastenerV Ypositioned to prevent the escape of fastener parts from the racevvay, and a positioning device including an arm mountedfor auX- iliary and reciprocatory movements and having a portion adapted tov engage a fastener part and force the same between the-legs aforesaid of said spring member andto carry the released fastener part into operative relation vto said attaching mechanism.

8. Ina machine of the character described, thek combination with a die, V of a raceway adapted to receive a plurality of fastener parts, a flexible membernormally closing said raceway, said Vmember including a finger adapted to engage one of the fastener parts,

andY means: for moving said linger to carry said fastener part from the racewayto a'point in alignment with said '.dieand for moving said fastener part toward said die into'engagement therewith. Y

9'.V A device of theclass described including in combination, a` pair ofcooperating die members,a fastener placing device for positioning a fastener adjacent one of said die members', a slide for positioning arivet adel jacent the other ofsaid die members, and arotatable Vmember .having a plurality of cammed `portions operable to voscillate and reciprocate ysaid'fastener placing device, to actuate said slide and to reciprocate one 0f said die members. p f y l0.- Ina machine of the class described, a die mechanism including a stationary housing, a recip-rocable sleeveslid'ably mounted in the housing and having a shoulder intermediate its ends, Va screw plugcarried by the sleeve, a removable plug between the'screwplug and shoulder, a coil spring between the removable plug and shoulder, a plunger slidable relative to the sleeve and having a portion at oneend constituting a die, said plungerl having another portion momentarily heldi'by `the sok ico

spring againstsaid shoulder, a sleeve secured to the plunger'and having ya marginal flange extending over and constituting ya framing Y for the die, a stud holder between the margiholder. f

nal 'fiange and die, yand means mounted for limited sliding movement onM the last mentionedsleeve for stripping the stud from the 11. In a machine of the class described, a die mechanism including a stationary housing, areciprocable sleeve slidably mounted in i Y the housing and having .a shoulder intermediate its ends, a 'screwr plug rcarried by thev sleeve, a removable plug 'between' the screw plug and shoulder, a coil spring between the removable plug and shouldema plunger slidable relative to the sleeve andhaving la por` yti'onfat one end'constituting a die, .said .plun'g H er having 'another'portioii momentarily held by the spring against said shoulder, a sleeve secured to the plunger andhaving a marginal flange extending `over and constituting a framing for thedie,`a stud holder between the A marginal flange anddie, and means for strippingk the stud from said yholder including a sleeve mounted for limited sliding movement on the last mentioned sleeve, the connection between said sleeves being such that the stripyper sleeveis adapted tobemoved up on the other sleeve so thattliejlower end of" said stripper sleeve is" substantially flush ywith they lower end ofi thef plunger, and yieldabler ,means associated with said other sleeve for movingvthe stripper sleeve kdownwardly beyond the marginal flange of the 'othery sleeve to remove a stud from theholde-r.r y.

f 12. Ina machine of the class described, a

v statio-nary'housing, areciprocable sleeve slidably mounted in the housing, a plunger slidably mounted in thegsleeveand provided at one end witha .portion constitutinga die, -means carried by said'v plunger andoverlapping PONT/i011 0f thdefor hoiding a stud in juxtaposition to the die,and means for` placing a stud kfin operative relation to the die, including'an ,armf'capable ofy oscillatory movement to' carry a stud into alignment with the die and capable of reciprocatory movement tok move `the'stud verticallyrv intol engagement with the studholding means aforesaid.

f taposition to the` die, kastud raceway, and y'mea-ns for transferring studs one vat atime 13'. kIn a machine ofthe class described, a reciprocating plunger having aportion at one endconstitutng a die,means carried by said plungerat said end forholding astud in uX- from the racewayto the diefincluding an arm capable of oscillatory ymovement to carry a stud into alignment with the die andcapable of reciprocatory movement toinove the* stud vertically. into engagement -withf they stud 1 holding means aforesaid.

` 14. YIn a machiney ofthe class'fdescribed, a stationary frame,vandstud placer operating meehanismicanriedbyvsaid frame, and :.fincl'lidl ing ia plate meuntedfor sliding movement en thefraine, a camgrellzicarried :by the 'fplata` mi cam engageable f with said roll, a spring for holdingzthe camrollin/ cperative 'engagement with the canna vertically reciprocating pivot redya :bell cran-lr :levercarried by said rod, a

linkfterirnallyconnected totsaid lever yand. plateand adapted upongreeiprocatiqnofsaid plate .to oscillate" the llever about the axis lof ysaicl"rod,xand' a stud placerarm adinstably mounted onftheibelflicrank lever` 1 '15.".In1 a machine of the class describeda maintain, a tr'eciproeatory plate,ineans `for reciprocating kthe platel including a, cam y kroll carried zby said plateand engageable saidacam, fa re'ciprocatory pivot ro'd means operable/.by lthe cam aforesaid'for*reciprocatsaid 1rod,va, bell crank ylever carriedby said rodja connectionbetween,-saidflevervand plate.causingthe` lever tofosciltlate when said plate 'freciprocates,. andralstu'd' placer element lcariiedrbysaid bellferank lever. 'f

16. Inamac'hineLoftheclass described,a l

f reciprocating pivot rod,.:afbell crankV lever carried'thereby,l 'la stud vplacer element carried by said lever, a-.recipi'ocatory-plate, `a driving connectionbetweensaidiplate and lever, a

ling rivet elements upon said die, and a driving connection between said cam and slide.

y 18. In a machine of the class described, a die,`a fastener'element guideway leading to the die, a slide for moving fastener elements.

klongitudinally of the guideway to said die,

a cam, a driving connection between said cam and slide, a fastener element raceway for supplying fastener elements to the guideway,

,and means for controlling the transfer of fastener elements from the raceway to the f guideway, including an oscillating disk having a notch therein adapted to receive aporytion of a fastener element so as to separate it 'iusY j from the other fastener elements in the raceway, an arm projecting fromfthe disk, aslide y having an inclinedy cam face engaging one side of the arm, and a driving connection from said face to said last mentioned slide,

Awhereby said disk is'also opera ed by the cam aforesaid.-

19. Ina machine of the class described, a

die, af fastener element guideway leadingto the die, a slide for moving fastener elements longitudinally of the guideway to said die, a

cam, a driving connection between said cam ,I

and slide, a fastener element raceway for supplying fastener elements to the guideway,A and means for controlling the transfer of "fastenerelements from the raceway tothe guideway, 'including anoscillating disk hav` ingmeansadapted to separate a fastener ele- -Inentv from the other fastener elements in the raceway, an arm projecting from the disk, a

yslidefor actuating the arm, and a driving A connectionV between the first and last mentioned slides aforesaid whereby said disk is also operated by the cam.

20. In a machine of the classvdescribed, a die, a fastener element guideway leadingto the die, a slide for moving fastener elements longitudinally of the guideway toy said die,

Y a cam, a driving connectionbetween said cam 20' l i v t1on of afastener element so as to separate andslide, a fastener element raceway for supplying fastenereleinents to the guideway,v

and means for controlling the transfer of fastener elements from the raceway to the lguideway, including'an oscillating'disli: hav-y ing a notch vtherein adapted to receive a p01- itfrorn theother fastener elements in the raceway, an arm projecting from thefdisk, and a slide act-Hable byjthe slide aforesaid for actuating said arm. v Y

' In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specificatie ,f v u CHARLES T. MCCUE.-

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